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SERGEY PROKOFIEV

(1891-1953)

'Ivan the Terrible' Concert Scenario

59:14

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I. Overture

3:04

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Chorus

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II. Russian Sea

2:40

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Contralto soloist and Chorus

III. Wedding: 4:37

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Allegro fastoso

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Andante

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Allegro fastoso

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IV. Fire

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Allegro moderato

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Moderato energico

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VI. The Storming of Kazan

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Iwan auf dem Krankenbett; La maladie d'Ivan

VII. Ivan's Sickness: 8:03

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Adagio

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Andante sostenuto

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VIII. At the Polish Court

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X. Song of the Beaver (Ephrosynia's Lullaby)

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XI. The Banquet: 5:15

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Allegro ben ritmato

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XII. Murder in the Cathedral

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XIII. Finale (Coda)

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Soloists and Chorus

Solo: Linda Finnie contralto

Solo: Nikita Storojev bass

Choral: Philharmonia Chorus

Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

Conductor: Neeme Jarvi

2 & 3 March 1991

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SERGEY PROKOFIEV

(1891-1953)

'Ivan the Terrible' Concert Scenario

59:14

1.

I. Overture

3:04

Chorus

2.

II. Russian Sea

2:40

Contralto soloist and Chorus

III. Wedding: 4:37

3.

I

Allegro fastoso

0:53

Female chorus

4.

II

Andante

3:05

Chorus

5.

III

Allegro fastoso

0:38

Female chorus

6.

IV. Fire

2:03

V. Tartars and Canoneers: 3:28

7.

I

Allegro moderato

1:00

8.

II

Moderato energico

2:28

Chorus

9.

VI. The Storming of Kazan

9:26

Chorus

Iwan auf dem Krankenbett; La maladie d'Ivan

VII. Ivan's Sickness: 8:03

10.

I

Adagio

5:40

11.

II

Andante sostenuto

2:23

Chorus

12.

VIII. At the Polish Court

5:55

13.

IX. Anastasia

3:45

14.

X. Song of the Beaver (Ephrosynia's Lullaby)

3:16

Contralto soloist and Chorus

XI. The Banquet: 5:15

15.

I

Allegro ben ritmato, feroce

1:53

16.

II

Allegro moderato

1:55

Baritone soloist and Male chorus

17.

III

Allegro ben ritmato

1:25

18.

XII. Murder in the Cathedral

6:19

Chorus

19.

XIII. Finale (Coda)

1:14

Soloists and Chorus

Solo: Linda Finnie contralto

Solo: Nikita Storojev bass

Choral: Philharmonia Chorus

Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra

Conductor: Neeme Jarvi

2 & 3 March 1991

Notes

PROKOFIEV: IVAN THE TERRIBLE (CONCERT SCENARIO)

‘Christopher Palmer strikes again! It is undoubtedly one of the greatest film scores, and Järvi more than does it justice with the help of impassioned singing and playing from all concerned.’

CD Review

The Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Neeme Järvi are joined by the bass Nikita Storojev and the contralto Linda Finnie on this re-issue on Chandos Classics of the music to the classic film Ivan the Terrible, as arranged for concert performance by Christopher Palmer.

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Reviews

"... Intelligent and aurally incisive, the performance attests to Neeme Jarvi’s enduring skills as a Prokofiev interpreter of dramatic and gripping power." ****

Gary Lemco - Audiophile Audition - 7 January 2010

Performance **** Recording ****

“… an expansively powerful reading from Jarvi, his Philharmonia forces and excellent soloists.”

Michael Scott Rohen - BBC Music Magazine - December 2009

“This may be the best Ivan of them all. Linda Finnie and Nikita Storojev turn in fine work, as do the chorus and orchestra. The sound reproduction is excellent and the notes informative. Highly recommended!”

Robert Cummings - Classical Net

“If you have not come across the concert scenario for the film music for Ivan The Terrible then you have a treat in store with Jarvi’s fulsomely recorded version. This sequence differs from several other versions in that there is no narrator. The Russian Sea is taken by Linda Finnie who adopts a completely idiomatic Slavonic wobble. This contrasts with the deep and luxurious, indeed magical, pile of the Philharmonic Chorus. The recording is stunning with the subtle hard orchestral underpinning for ‘The Wedding’ lovingly caught beneath the whirling chorus.”

Rob Barnet - MusicWeb-International.com

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